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Subject(s)

• Artists' books—France [Browse]
• Mediterranean Region—In art [Browse]
• Orpheus (Greek mythological character) [Browse]
• Site-specific installations (Art)—Catalogs [Browse]
• Art, French—21st century—Catalogs [Browse]
• Art, Modern—21st century—Catalogs [Browse]

Artist

• Poirier, Patrick [Browse]

Host institution

• Musée Jean Cocteau [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Catalogs [Browse]

Related work(s)

Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963. Orphée. [Browse]

Summary note

The title of this book-object is reminiscent of the end of Cocteau's film in which Orpheus and Eurydice, finding themselves back in their room, forget their descent into the world of the dead and love each other as on the first day. Reinvention of the past, real and imaginary places, fragments: here Anne and Patrick Poirier offer an evocative walk through their works. They draw their creativity from their personal history as well as the world's, especially the world of the Mediterranean. The chaos and violence that prevail today around the region and threaten its ancient heritage prove the correctness of visionary artists-archaeologists Anne and Patrick Poirier.--Translated from the publisher's website.

Notes

• Title from cover.
• This book-object contains 27 reproductions of artworks on cards (color ; 23 x 20 cm), 29 facsimiles (chiefly color ; 18 x 12 cm), 1 booklet (xvi pages : illustrations ; 21 cm), 1 poster (color ; 41 x 68 cm, folded to 21 x 17 cm) and 1 poster (monochrome ; 51 x 26 folded to 26 x 27 cm).
• Texts written by Jean-Claude Guibal, Françoise Leonelli, Éveline Toussaint, Anne et Patrick Poirier.

Bibliographic references

Booklet includes bibliographical references.

Exhibitions note

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton, from 12 June to 16 November 2015.

Language note

Booklet in French and English.

ISBN

9791090490796

OCLC

930261902

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